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Mechanical Engineering

Senior Digital Manufacturing Process Engineer

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Develop Rivian’s digital-manufacturing standards, virtual-build processes and engineering methods for future automotive production programmes.

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Location

Plymouth, Michigan, United States

Work mode

On-site

Employment

Full-time

Experience

Senior

Visa support

Not Specified

Salary

$98,500 – $1,23,100 per year

Official salary range for Michigan applicants. Actual compensation depends on experience, location and other factors permitted by law.

Opportunity

Job Description

The Senior Digital Manufacturing Process Engineer will establish advanced virtual-build and digital-manufacturing practices across Rivian’s automotive operations. The engineer will connect product design, manufacturing planning and physical production by creating digital process-validation methods. The role supports early identification of manufacturing risks, improved equipment and process planning and more efficient vehicle launches.

Responsibilities

• Establish standard methods for virtual builds and digital manufacturing.
• Develop digital representations of manufacturing processes and production sequences.
• Evaluate vehicle and component designs for manufacturing feasibility.
• Identify assembly, accessibility, tooling and ergonomic risks before physical builds.
• Coordinate digital-manufacturing activities with product and manufacturing engineers.
• Support production-line planning and new vehicle-programme launches.
• Create repeatable engineering workflows, standards and documentation.
• Analyse digital-build results and recommend process or product improvements.
• Support integration of product data with manufacturing-planning systems.

Eligibility

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Relevant experience with digital manufacturing, virtual builds or manufacturing-process planning.
• Understanding of automotive product-development and production-launch processes.
• Ability to coordinate complex technical work across product and manufacturing teams.

Required Skills

Digital manufacturingManufacturing-process engineeringVirtual-build planningDesign for assemblyProduction-launch supportCross-functional engineering

Preferred Skills

Digital factory simulationAutomotive assembly planningProduct lifecycle managementManufacturing-data integration

Application Instructions

Apply through the official Rivian careers page and provide relevant digital-manufacturing, virtual-build and process-engineering experience.

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